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28_o 22_o 9_o 26_o 3_o 43_o dcccc_fw-la 8_o 3_o 31_o 55_o 0_o 18_o 4_o 11_o m_n 6_o 10_o 25_o 28_o 3_o 10_o 4_o 39_o 2_o m_n 0_o 21_o 10_o 55_o 6_o 20_o 9_o 18_o 3_o m_n 7_o 1_o 46_o 23_o 10_o 0_o 13_o 57_o 4_o m_n 1_o 12_o 21_o 50_o 1_o 10_o 18_o 36_o 5_o m_n 7_o 22_o 57_o 18_o 4_o 20_o 23_o 16_o 6_o m_n 2_o 3_o 32_o 46_o 8_o 0_o 27_o 55_o 7_o m_n 8_o 14_o 8_o 14_o 11_o 10_o 32_o 34_o 8_o m_n 2_o 24_o 43_o 4_o 2_o 20_o 37_o 12_o the_o three_o table_n for_o month_n of_o the_o common_a year_n month_n moon_n be_v longit._n moon_n be_v latitude_n  _fw-fr o._n s._n ′_o ″_o o._n s._n ′_o ″_o january_n 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 36_o february_n 1_o 29_o 15_o 15_o 2_o 0_o 31_o 55_o march_n 0_o 17_o 10_o 2_o 3_o 20_o 38_o 30_o april_n 0_o 22_o 53_o 23_o 4_o 27_o 31_o 20_o may_n 1_o 10_o 48_o 11_o 6_o 17_o 37_o 55_o june_n 1_o 16_o 31_o 32_o 7_o 24_o 30_o 45_o july_n 2_o 4_o 26_o 20_o 9_o 14_o 37_o 21_o august_n 2_o 22_o 21_o 7_o 11_o 4_o 43_o 56_o september_n 2_o 28_o 4_o 58_o 0_o 11_o 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17_o 4_o 1_o 18_o 45_o 47_o 1_o 22_o 55_o 3_o 5_o 2_o 0_o 57_o 13_o 2_o 6_o 8_o 48_o 6_o 2_o 13_o 8_o 40_o 2_o 19_o 22_o 34_o 7_o 2_o 25_o 20_o 7_o 3_o 2_o 36_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 7_o 31_o 34_o 3_o 15_o 50_o 5_o 9_o 3_o 19_o 43_o 0_o 3_o 29_o 3_o 51_o 10_o 4_o 1_o 54_o 27_o 4_o 12_o 17_o 37_o 11_o 4_o 14_o 5_o 54_o 4_o 25_o 31_o 22_o 12_o 4_o 26_o 17_o 20_o 5_o 8_o 45_o 8_o 13_o 5_o 8_o 28_o 47_o 5_o 21_o 58_o 54_o 14_o 5_o 20_o 40_o 14_o 6_o 5_o 12_o 39_o 15_o 6_o 2_o 51_o 40_o 6_o 18_o 26_o 25_o 16_o 6_o 15_o 3_o 7_o 7_o 1_o 40_o 11_o 17_o 6_o 27_o 14_o 34_o 7_o 14_o 53_o 56_o 18_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 0_o 7_o 28_o 7_o 42_o 19_o 7_o 21_o 37_o 27_o 8_o 11_o 21_o 28_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 48_o 54_o 8_o 24_o 35_o 13_o 21_o 8_o 16_o 0_o 21_o 9_o 5_o 48_o 59_o 22_o 8_o 28_o 11_o 47_o 9_o 21_o 2_o 44_o 23_o 9_o 10_o 23_o 14_o 10_o 4_o 16_o 30_o 24_o 9_o 22_o 34_o 41_o 10_o 17_o 30_o 16_o 25_o 10_o 4_o 46_o 7_o 11_o 0_o 44_o 1_o 26_o 20_o 16_o 57_o 34_o 11_o 13_o 57_o 47_o 27_o 10_o 29_o 9_o 1_o 11_o 27_o 11_o 33_o 28_o 11_o 11_o 20_o 27_o 0_o 10_o 25_o 18_o 29_o 11_o 23_o 31_o 54_o 0_o 23_o 39_o 4_o 30_o 0_o 5_o 43_o 21_o 1_o 6_o 52_o 50_o 31_o 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 35_o the_o five_o table_n for_o hour_n and_o minute_n  _fw-fr ☽_o his_o lon._n ☽_o be_v lat._n ☽_o be_v lon._n ☽_o be_v lat._n h_n o._n ′_o ″_o o._n ′_o ″_o ′_o ′_o ″_o ′_o ″_o 1_o 0_o 30_o 29_o 0_o 33_o 5_o 31_o 15_o 45_o 17_o 5_o 2_o 1_o 0_o 57_o 1_o 6_o 10_o 32_o 16_o 15_o 17_o 38_o 3_o 1_o 31_o 26_o 1_o 39_o 14_o 33_o 16_o 46_o 18_o 11_o 4_o 2_o 1_o 54_o 2_o 12_o 19_o 34_o 17_o 16_o 18_o 44_o 5_o 2_o 32_o 23_o 2_o 45_o 23_o 35_o 17_o 47_o 19_o 18_o 6_o 3_o 2_o 52_o 3_o 18_o 27_o 36_o
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9_o de_fw-fr doct._n temp_n dionysius_n petavius_n seem_v to_o agree_v with_o scaliger_n though_o in_o most_o other_o matter_n he_o be_v contradictory_n to_o his_o opinion_n §_o 3._o the_o follow_a table_n represent_v the_o vast_a disproportion_n betwixt_o the_o greek_n on_o the_o one_o and_o computation_n dâ—ffâ—rence_n betwixt_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a computation_n the_o hebrew_n and_o latin_n on_o the_o other_o side_n concern_v the_o number_n of_o year_n of_o the_o antediluvian_n patriarch_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n year_n lxx_o int_n  _fw-fr from_o the_o creation_n to_o seth_n be_v 130_o 230_o gen._n 5._o v._n 3_o from_o thence_o to_o enoch_n 105_o 205_o 6_o from_o thence_o to_o cainan_n 90_o 190_o 9_o to_o mahaleel_n 70_o 170_o 12_o to_o jared_n 65_o 165_o 15_o to_o enoch_n 162_o 162_o 18_o to_o methuselah_n 65_o
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of_o this_o epocha_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o that_o fix_v its_o beginning_n soon_o than_o we_o have_v begin_v their_o computation_n from_o the_o time_n its_o first_o foundation_n be_v lay_v by_o constantine_n which_o be_v some_o year_n before_o its_o consecration_n whereas_o those_o who_o reduce_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n have_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o its_o full_a perfection_n some_o year_n after_o its_o consecration_n as_o evident_o appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o 9_o of_o l._n a._n c._n 9_o philostorgius_n who_o relate_v it_o to_o that_o time_n when_o constantinople_n appear_v in_o its_o full_a glory_n so_o as_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o superiority_n with_o rome_n itself_o but_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o georgius_n codinus_n curopalates_n who_o in_o his_o origines_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n publish_v by_o georgius_n doâ—sa_n make_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n coincident_a with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n it_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 10._o the_o design_n of_o const_n the_o great_a to_o increase_v empire_n concern_v the_o division_n of_o theâ—â—man_n â—â—man_z empire_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o old_a and_o new_a rome_n one_o in_o the_o western_a the_o other_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v very_o pernicious_a in_o the_o end_n this_o unadvised_a division_n have_v expose_v the_o empire_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o comit._n by_o c._n 40_o de_fw-fr comit._n onuphrius_n that_o const_n the_o great_a by_o remove_v the_o 15_o legion_n that_o guard_v the_o border_n of_o the_o danube_n and_o rhine_n have_v invite_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o frank_n to_o overrun_v the_o western_a empire_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n this_o epocha_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o mahomet_n from_o meccha_n which_o without_o contradiction_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 602_o or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5335_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o july_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n but_o this_o epocha_n be_v compose_v of_o lunar_a year_n consist_v of_o 354_o day_n 8_o hour_n and_o 864_o scruple_n its_o connection_n be_v very_o difficult_a with_o the_o julian_n year_n §_o 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n owe_v its_o offspring_n to_o hagar_n from_o whence_o the_o epocha_n the_o origin_n â—_o this_o epocha_n turk_n deduce_v their_o origin_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o same_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n from_o the_o city_n of_o meccha_n consult_v hottin_n in_o hist_n orient_n p._n 260._o &_o seq_fw-la §_o 2._o the_o turk_n compute_v their_o year_n by_o 12_o turk_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o turk_n month_n who_o name_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o moharram_n 2._o safar_n 3._o rabia_n prio_fw-la 4._o rabia_n poster_n 5._o jomada_n prior._n 6._o jom_n posterior_n 7._o rajab_n 8._o schaaban_n 9_o ramadan_n 10._o schawal_n 11._o dulkaadah_n 12._o dulheggiah_n chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n call_v common_o yezdejerd_v 1._o the_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o nabonassarean_a or_o ancient_a egyptian_a year_n 2._o this_o epocha_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o yezdejerd_n the_o son_n of_o schariar_n the_o last_o persian_a king_n 3._o the_o grecian_a epocha_n precede_v the_o persian_a 344324_o day_n and_o the_o arabian_a be_v 3624_o day_n before_o the_o persian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ulug_n beg_v a_o indian_a prince_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o river_n ganges_n 4._o the_o persian_a aera_fw-la be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1379th_o year_n and_o 3_o d_o month_n or_o 90_o day_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n according_a to_o alfraganus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o june_n on_o the_o three_o feria_n but_o because_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o year_n with_o the_o julian_n year_n be_v very_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v insert_v here_o §_o 1._o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o disposiition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n persian_a epocha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n every_o one_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o their_o month_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o add_v five_o day_n to_o the_o month_n aban_n which_o the_o astronomer_n common_o insert_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n the_o name_n of_o their_o month_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o fervadin_n 2._o ardabahesht_fw-mi 3._o chordad_fw-es 4._o tir._n 5._o mordad_fw-es 6._o sharivar_n 7._o mâ—her_n 8._o adan_n 9_o abur_fw-la 10._o dî_fw-la 11._o bâ—hmaâ—â—_n 12._o esfandarmod_n §_o 2._o this_o epocha_n have_v beyond_o all_o question_n its_o epocha_n the_o origin_n of_o this_o epocha_n beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o yezdejerd_n or_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345._o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n alfraganus_fw-la scaliger_n christmannus_n and_o several_a other_o be_v for_o the_o last_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o yezdejerd_n be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v by_o ottoman_a near_o the_o city_n of_o merga_n but_o the_o beforementioned_a vlug_n beg_v cite_v by_o gravius_n deduce_v its_o origin_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a or_o gelalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5792_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v compose_v of_o solar_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n 5_o hour_n 49_o minute_n and_o 53″_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o investigate_v its_o connection_n with_o the_o julian_n period_n you_o must_v subtract_v 5791_o year_n and_o 7_o month_n §_o 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v pure_o astronomical_a invent_v invent_v for_o what_o use_v this_o epocha_n be_v invent_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o find_v out_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n at_o which_o time_n the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o most_o solemn_a festival_n of_o which_o see_v 494._o see_v iâ—â—n_n pers_n part_n 2._o p._n 307._o &_o 494._o olearius_n §_o 2._o the_o persian_n make_v use_n of_o three_o several_a calendar_n the_o threefold_a persian_a calendar_n sort_n of_o calendar_n